هَلwhether آنَthe time has come لِلقَيدِfor the fetter أَنthat تَفُكَّهyou undo it
هَل آنَ لِلقَيدِ أَن تَفُكَّه
إِنَّindeed قَبيحَa vile one الفِعالِin deeds حِكِّهits equal
إِنَّ قَبيحَ الفِعالِ حِكِّه
Has the time come for you to undo the fetter?
Indeed, a man of vile deeds is its equal.
بِكُلِّin every أَرضٍland أَميرُa ruler سوءٍevil
بِكُلِّ أَرضٍ أَميرُ سوءٍ
يَضرِبُmints لِلناسِfor the people شَرَّthe worst سِكِّهcoinage
يَضرِبُ لِلناسِ شَرَّ سِكِّه
In every land an evil ruler
Mints the worst coinage for the people.
قَدindeed كَثُرَhas grown plentiful الغِشُّdeceit وَاِستَعانَتand sought help
قَد كَثُرَ الغِشُّ وَاِستَعانَت
بِهِfrom it الأَشِدّاءُthe strong وَالأَرِكَّهand the weak
بِهِ الأَشِدّاءُ وَالأَرِكَّه
Deceit has grown rife, and help is sought
From it by the strong and the weak.
فَماso not تَرىyou see مِسكَةًa piece of musk بِحالٍin any circumstance
فَما تَرى مِسكَةً بِحالٍ
إِلّاexcept وَقَدand already موزِجَتhas been blended بِسُكَّهwith sukk perfume
إِلّا وَقَد موزِجَت بِسُكَّه
So in no circumstance do you see a piece of musk
That has not already been blended with sukk perfume.
وَلَمand has not يَجِدfound سائِلٌan inquirer عَليماًa learned man
وَلَم يَجِد سائِلٌ عَليماً
يُزيلُdispels بِالموضِحاتِwith clear explanations شَكَّهhis doubt
يُزيلُ بِالموضِحاتِ شَكَّه
Nor has an inquirer found a learned man
Who dispels his doubt with clear explanations.
كَمmany a فارِسٍlion يَغتَديsets out at dawn لِغابٍfor a thicket
كَم فارِسٍ يَغتَدي لِغابٍ
وَفارِسٍand a horseman يَقتَديtakes guidance بِشِكَّهfrom his peer
وَفارِسٍ يَقتَدي بِشِكَّه
Many a lion sets out at dawn for a thicket,
And many a horseman follows his peer.
فَخَلِّهِمso leave them وَالَّذيand what أَرادواthey desired
فَخَلِّهِم وَالَّذي أَرادوا
وَحُلَّand settle بِالقُدسِin Jerusalem أَوor بِمَكَّهin Mecca
وَحُلَّ بِالقُدسِ أَو بِمَكَّه
So leave them with what they desired,
And settle in Jerusalem or Mecca.
صَكَّهُمُstruck them الدَهرُTime صَكَّa blow أَعمىa blind man
صَكَّهُمُ الدَهرُ صَكَّ أَعمى
تَكتُبُwrite أَيديthe hands of الفَناءِannihilation صَكَّهits writ
تَكتُبُ أَيدي الفَناءِ صَكَّه
Time has struck them with a blind man's blow;
The hands of annihilation write its writ.
قَدindeed ثَرَّبَتhas reproached يَثرِبٌYathrib عَلَيهِمupon them
قَد ثَرَّبَت يَثرِبٌ عَلَيهِم
وَبِكَّةُand Bakkah المُسلِمينَof the Muslims بَكَّهa crushing throng
وَبِكَّةُ المُسلِمينَ بَكَّه
Yathrib has indeed reproached them,
And the Muslims' Bakkah is a crushing throng.
Sol 6.1